– Seems like he is truly operating on the treadmill. That is progress. That is constructive indicators, proper?

– However what do you could have to do in basketball? Sudden–

SKIP BAYLESS: Leap.

– And all of a sudden.

SKIP BAYLESS: Yeah.

– All the things is– [TAPPING ON DESK]

SKIP BAYLESS: Yeah.

– However what occurs if you obtained to–

SKIP BAYLESS: I do not know. I agree. It is scary.

SHANNON SHARP: Sure.

– It is the worst damage a basketball participant can endure, is the Achilles tendon. But, he says he can be prepared for coaching camp. So if he’s, Magic Johnson swung and missed on this one, if he’s. And I do not know that, so there’s that asterisk to the finish of this dialogue. So I do not know. You do not know. No one is aware of. DeMarcus Cousins does not know at this moment–

SHANNON SHARP: No.

– –how that is going to respond–

SHANNON SHARP: Right.

– –when he has to reduce and jump–

SHANNON SHARP: Right.

– –on it for actual. However to me, this was a big mistake that equaled and canceled the monumental coup it was to signal LeBron James, as a result of that was, such as you stated, that put Magic Johnson on the map as a basic supervisor.

SHANNON SHARP: Sure.

– That’s large, man.

SHANNON SHARP: Sure.

– He’s the largest prize ever on the free agent market. Means to go, Magic. I imply, I am not positive Magic had every– I feel LeBron simply needed to– needed to come to Hollywood.

– They are saying Magic was sitting in the driveway.

– OK, he was.

– At 12:01–

– No, I acquired it.

– — he knocked on LeBron’s door, however he was on the market since 10:00.

– Properly, OK. Did you see the footage of that mansion in “USA Today?”

So perhaps this occurred so quick that Magic and Rob Pelinka obtained blindsided, as a result of I am speaking about this occurred in a matter of minutes.

SHANNON SHARP: Sure.

– And keep in mind, that they had a plan in place, and it may need been too onerous to modify shortly to plan B when all of a sudden, that they had already dedicated some cash, small cash, to JaVale McGee. Clearly, taking him away from Golden State. They usually had already dedicated a good chunk of cash to KCP. They usually had already acquired Lance. They usually had already acquired Rondo and dedicated small quantities of 1 yr cash to this.

So the plan is engaged on schedule. And all of a sudden, they surrender Julius Randle. And inside the hour, New Orleans says, thanks, we would like Julius Randle. And all of a sudden, in that very same flurry of minutes, they get a name, in accordance to Marc Stein. And by the method, he’s one other extremely decorated–

SHANNON SHARP: Completely.

– –highly unimaginable reporter for “The New York Times” now and “The Stein Line,” his personal web site. And he is been doing this for years for espn.com. And he says that the Lakers did get a name from DeMarcus and/or his consultant, they usually had a fast shot. However you bought to assume quick, man. Do you actually want– you’ve got obtained $5.6 million left in cap area.

SHANNON SHARP: Proper.

– Golden State obtained him for that mid-level taxpayer’s exemption of $5.Three million, in order that they’re in the similar ballpark.

SHANNON SHARP: Ballpark, right.

– And if he is prepared, hat in hand, to kind of crawl for that type of cash, as a result of his market had utterly dried up, they usually received the name no less than concurrent with Golden State getting a name, or perhaps barely earlier than, it is a exhausting selection. However pay attention, I’ve informed you many times I’m a DeMarcus Cousins fan. I consider in him. I do know he is obtained perhaps one screw unfastened up there, and I get it. The Achilles is the worst guess you can also make, on particularly a 6′ 11″ basketball participant, however he’s so gifted. When he’s proper, he’s actually, actually dominant proper.

SHANNON SHARP: Yeah.

– As you stated, final yr earlier than he obtained harm, January 26, he goes 25, 13, and 5 assists. And he shoots 35% from the Three-point line. And he averaged virtually two steals and two blocks. Have you learnt how excessive that’s? These are dominating, celebrity numbers.

– Skip, when he is at his very best, it is onerous pressed to take anyone at the massive over him aside from Anthony Davis.

SKIP BAYLESS: Or Joel Embiid, he is in the similar ballpark. No, I acquired it. I received it.

– Since you keep in mind these video games, Skip? He had a couple of recreation of 40-20. Guys do not get 40-20.

SKIP BAYLESS: You simply do not. And I have been round DeMarcus sufficient to inform you, I decide individuals good coronary heart, dangerous coronary heart. He is obtained a good coronary heart.

SHANNON SHARP: Yeah, he’s.

– I do know he is a little nutty typically and he loses management of his feelings. We get all that. Has he grown up some? I assumed he grew up a little bit in–

SHANNON SHARP: In New Orleans.

– –the presence of Anthony Davis.

SHANNON SHARP: I did. I did. So did I. So did I.

– And yeah, talking of Anthony Davis, did you see the report from a New Orleans TV station that Anthony Davis stated no to DeMarcus?

SHANNON SHARP: Wow.

– Anthony Davis stated no. Keep in mind, simply after he received harm, they went forward and provided him two extra years of $40 million. I imply, it is $20 million and $20 million, so $40 million over two years. Nicely, he stated no, as a result of he thought he was value extra. And I am positive proper now he thinks he is value a lot extra, and perhaps he regrets–

SHANNON SHARP: Nicely, New Orleans goes to be glad they did not do this, as a result of Anthony Davis makes all NBA workforce, he is going to be in line for $5.25 million.

– So does Anthony Davis hate DeMarcus? I do not assume he does, as a result of clearly, they’re fellow Kentucky merchandise. However they play the similar place, and it is threatening. It is identical to it is arduous to make it work. In order that they go get Mirotic at the commerce deadline. And all of a sudden, that clicked. And I consider Julius Randle will actually click on, as a result of he is simply low-post pressure, simply a beast down low. And Anthony Davis can roam a little bit round the lane and shoot mid-range jumpers and occasional threes.

So that may click on higher. So I am not stunned that Anthony stated no, however did that give Magic pause, that they are listening to New Orleans is out on DeMarcus? Actually? New Orleans is out. And the Achilles on prime of that, and the baggage on prime of that, perhaps in the prompt of the second they stated, no, we will not. We will not pull this set off proper now.

SHANNON SHARP: Proper, precisely.

– However I nonetheless say massive image. I am doing greatest case state of affairs. In the event you give DeMarcus, comparatively wholesome, to LeBron choosing and rolling–

– Properly, Kawhi’s the largest x-factor in sports activities proper now. I am going to say DeMarcus. I am going to say Cousins.

– OK.

– I am going to say Cousins.

– OK.

– I belief his psyche greater than I belief Kawhi’s psyche.

– However he has a extra critical damage.

– He does. It is a terribly– like I stated, I do not even understand how to do that debate. It is unwinnable proper now, as a result of we do not know the backside line, which is, is he proper or not? Is he ever going to get wholesome or not?

– Particularly Skip, that is terrible presumptuous of Boogie, eight months after this damage, eight months. You understand what occurred? Adrian Peterson has ruined it for everyone, as a result of everyone thinks now they will come off a catastrophic damage, Skip, and in six to eight months they will be again. As a result of Adrian Peterson had his damage in January. The subsequent factor you recognize, he is going for nearly 2,100 yards the following season.

SKIP BAYLESS: It was a knee.

SHANNON SHARP: Proper. However everybody– oh, OK. However for a operating again, that is the worst damage he might have.

SKIP BAYLESS: It was. It was. I agree.

– And everyone was like– no, that is an anomaly. That does not usually occur. Boogie Cousins is 6′ 11″, in all probability 270 kilos. And you are going to ask him to still– to ensure that him to be efficient, Skip, he wants to keep his quickness, as a result of he can out-quick most bigs–

SKIP BAYLESS: He can.

– –especially outdoors.

SKIP BAYLESS: That’s right.

– So now, if that dissipates simply a little, as a result of that is what occurs. As guys begin to age, that lateral quickness, that first-step quickness begins to dissipate. And what made him nice, now it brings him again to the pack. And all of a sudden, you like–

– OK. What did I inform you? The current greatest case state of affairs I’ve seen with the Achilles damage is my Spurs, Rudy Homosexual. They took a probability on him, and he was coming proper off the surgical procedure, and he opened up coaching camp with the Spurs, and began enjoying early in the season. They restricted his minutes, however I received to inform you, you would not be watching these video games like I might, since you assume it is broccoli to watch the Spurs.

SHANNON SHARP: It’s. It’s. With no cheese.

– However Rudy Homosexual at– what’s Rudy? 6′ 9″?

SHANNON SHARP: 6′ 9″. Yeah. 6′ 8″-6′ 9″. Yeah.

– Proper in there?

SHANNON SHARP: Yeah.

– He seemed explosive proper from bounce. He appeared like he might bounce, and he was so good they’ve now resigned him for a second yr. In order that’s the greatest case state of affairs.

SHANNON SHARP: Proper.

– I do not know. Has the know-how gotten higher, the medical, you understand, group gotten higher with the Achilles? Perhaps. I do not know.

SHANNON SHARP: What do you think– what do you assume Rudy Homosexual weighs? 225? 230?

SKIP BAYLESS: Perhaps.

– Boogie’s no less than 270, at the naked minimal.

SKIP BAYLESS: Yeah, I am going to say perhaps 50.

SHANNON SHARP: Yeah.

– No, I agree. However in the finish, I am doing greatest case. I am making an attempt to play to your coronary heart as an alternative of your head. In case you had DeMarcus Cousins proper, down the stretch subsequent yr with the Lakers and LeBron, you’d be a Western Convention contender.

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